Trusted engineering Built to WD’s highest standards of quality & reliability WD Blue offers the features & entry-level capacities that are ideal for your computing needs WD Blue is designed by the brand that you trust with the quality you would expect for a tested proven everyday storage solution A modern classic WD Blue storage is designed & manufactured with technology found in WD’s original award-winning desktop & mobile hard drives WD Blue sets the baseline for everyday storage by consistently delivering enhanced performance over previous generations while successfully maintaining WD’s quality & reliability for over six generations The difference is that our colors never fade generation after generation Your power of choice WD Blue is available in a broad range of entry-level capacities cache sizes form factors & interfaces so you can be sure there’s a drive that’s the perfect fit for your system However not all hard drives are created equally & for your applications that demand more WD gives you the power of choice Drive with complete confidence We perform tests on hundreds of systems configurations & a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers the confidence that our drives will work in their systems for the ultimate compatibility WD Blue means that you can use our drive with complete confidence knowing that our storage advancements such as No Touch Ramp Load technology are proven & reliable everyday solutions The WD advantage WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (FIT) prior to any product launch This testing ensures our products consistently meet the highest quality & reliability standards of the WD brand WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1000 helpful articles as well as helpful software & utilities Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it Our toll-free customer support lines are here to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details Recommended use WD Blue storage is tested & recommended for use in notebooks external enclosures & certain industrial applications Disk Utilities & Migration Tools Acronis True Image WD Edition can clone drives backup your operating system applications settings & all of your data while also having the ability to securely wipe any data you no longer need You can quickly & easily deploy a new hard drive to your PC or laptop & automatically migrate your operating system applications & all of your important data including images music & documents Hard drive Drive device buffer size 8 MB Device type HDD Hard drive size 25" Hard drive interface Serial ATA III Hard drive capacity 2000 GB Data transmission Data transfer rate 6000 Mbits Performance Connectivity technology Wired Data transfer rate 6000 Mbits Windows operating systems supported Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Enterprise x 64 Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Basic x 64 Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Premium x 64 Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional x 64 Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter x 64 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Enterprise x 64 Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Pro x 64 Windows 8 x 64 Mac operating systems supported Yes Power Input voltage 5 Power consumption (typical) 17 W Power consumption (standby) 02 W USB (Universal Serial Bus) powered No Software Windows operating systems supported Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Enterprise x 64 Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Basic x 64 Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Home Premium x 64 Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Professional x 64 Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Starter x 64 Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 7 Ultimate x 64 Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Enterprise x 64 Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Pro x 64 Windows 8 x 64 Mac operating systems supported Yes Design Colour of product Black Operational conditions Operating temperature (T-T) 0
- 60 °C Storage temperature (T-T) -40
- 65 °C Technical details Connectivity technology Wired Colour of product Black Weight &
Dimensions Weight 180 g Width 699 cm Depth 10 cm Height 15 cm Other features Device type HDD